USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, JAN. 8, 2016 – Sharp-shooting Kitija Laksa is on fire as conference play continues to heat up for No. 22/18 USF women’s basketball.
The freshman forward from Latvia lit up the scoreboard with 59 points in the past two games and showed the nation why she was a five-star recruit on Thursday night. Laksa became the first newcomer in the American Athletic Conference to put up 30-plus points this season by posting 38 in USF’s 83-56 victory over SMU at the Sun Dome.
“(Teammates) gave me open looks and like here in America you say, ‘I just let it fly,’” Laksa said.